Film screening: Daughters of the Dust

A free screening of the 1991 movie "Daughters of the Dust," produced, written and directed by Julie Dash. This film is being shown in conjunction with our Urban SUN: Black Voices Book Club, for which a separate discussion will be held via Zoom on the following Sunday, March 24, at 4:00pm. If you would like to join us for that discussion, please click here to register for the discussion, and the Zoom link will be emailed to you. (No registration is needed for the film screening.)

Runtime: 112 minutes; not rated; closed captioned.

Description: At the dawn of the 20th century, a multi-generational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina - former West African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors' Yoruba traditions - struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migration to the mainland, even further from their roots.